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BackgammonGalaxy  UK  Open  2022
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Formats
Masters Flight
Qualifying stage - 9 points (6 rounds) with top 16 players qualifying for the KO stage.
Main Event - 11 point KO format. Cash prizes for top 8 + trophies for 1st and 2nd
+ Galaxy Earth board for winner + Joseph Tohme board for runner up
Consolation - 5 point KO format. Cash prizes for  top 4 plus trophies for 1st and 2nd
+ Joseph Tohme board for winner
Last Chance - 5 point KO format. Cash prizes and trophies for 1st and 2nd
+ Joseph Tohme board for winner
0-2 side event for players losing their first 2 matches in the qualifiers - 3 point KO format.
Cash prizes for winner and runner up
 
Intermediates Flight
Qualifying stage - 7 points (5 rounds) with top 16 players qualifying for the KO stage.
Main Event - 9 point KO format. Cash prizes for top 8 + trophies for 1st and 2nd
+ Galaxy prize board for winner
Consolation - 7 point KO format. Cash prizes for top 4 plus trophies for 1st and 2nd 
Last Chance - 5 point KO format. Cash prizes and trophies for 1st and 2nd 
0-2 side event for players losing their first 2 matches in the qualifiers - 3 point KO format.
Cash prizes for winner and runner up
 
Other Events
Friday afternoon (2pm) warm up - 5 point KO format. Cash prizes (£100 added)
Entry fee £5 100% return as prize money 
Friday night (5pm) warm up - 3 point KO format. Cash prizes (£50 added)
Entry fee £5 100% return as prize money 
Speedgammon - 8 player 5 point speedgammon knockouts throughout the weekend
Doubles Events - KO with cash prizes for 1st and 2nd plus trophies for the winning team.
Max entries 16 teams. Reg fee £5 Entry fee £50 (Masters) £20 (Inters) per team + optional side pool.
There will be two doubles events, masters and inters with a maximum of 16 entries in each.
An inters player can partner a masters player in the Masters doubles but not vice versa.
Places will be given on a first registered, first served basis however any players still involved
in other events scheduled for Saturday evening will not be able to play in the doubles.
WBIF Super Jackpot (Friday 4pm)- 11 point KO format with the winner collecting up to £4800 plus WBIF board for winner.
Only players that have entered the Masters flight can play in the Super Jackpots.
Max entries 32. Reg fee £5 Entry fee £150 with an optional side pool of £100
 2 x 8 player Camden Auction jackpots subject to demand.  (Saturday 7.30pm)
Jackpots - Subject to demand.
Schedule
Friday 2nd September:
12.00 Registration desk open
12.15 Speedgammon/Jackpots
13.00 Lunch Break
14.00 £100 added Friday 2pm warm up
16.00 Commencement of WBIF Super Jackpot
17.00 £50 added Friday 5pm warm up
18.00 Dinner break 
19.30 Continuation of above events 
   
Saturday 3rd September:
08.45 Art Benjamin Show
09.45 Registration desk open
10.00 Announcements etc
10.30 Masters & Inters Qualifiers commence
12.30 Lunch Break
13.00 Masters & Inters Qualifiers resume
18.00 Dinner break 
19.30 Masters Qualifiers resume
19.30 Doubles & Camden Auction Jackpots
19.30 Speedgammon/Jackpots
   
Sunday 4th September:
08.45 Art Benjamin Lecture
09.30 Registration desk open
10.00 Masters & Inters KO commence
10.00 Consolation events commence
11.00 Last chance events commence
12.00 Lunch Break
12.45 All events resume
20.00 Trophy presentations

The above formats and schedules may be subject to change depending on numbers attending.

Detailed format/schedules can be found here FormatXtra

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